DAVID SHACKLADY finished joint runner-up at the James Brearley Lancashire Open, won by John Cheetham.

DAVID SHACKLADY finished joint runner-up at the James Brearley Lancashire Open, won by John Cheetham.

The Mossock Hall professional shot back-to-back 67s to finish a shot adrift of the winner at Blackpool North Shore. Cheetham, 24, chalked up his maiden victory in his second season as a professional with a flawless closing six-birdie round of 66 to tag to his opening 67.

That added up to nine-under-par and left him a shot ahead of Bury's Sean Doherty and Shacklady, a treble winner of the event, after the second round was delayed for five hours because of torrential rain.